Major Retailers Vow to Phase out “Extremely Hazardous” Chemical Linked to Deaths
Three major retailers – Home Depot, Sherwin-Williams, and Lowe’s – have announced that they will no longer sell paint strippers containing a chemical that has been linked to dozens of accidental...
View ArticleWorld’s First Pay-What-You-Can Grocery Store Opens in Toronto
The world’s first pay-what-you-can grocery store is open for business in Toronto. The Feed It Forward Grocery Store allows buyers to pay only what they can afford. [1] From 2011 to 2012, 2.19 million...
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Young Cancer Survivor Serves as Flower Girl for Woman Who Helped Save Her Life
In 2015, Hayden Hatfield – now Hayden Ryals – donated her bone marrow to help a 3-year-old girl fight a rare form of childhood leukemia. On June 9, 2018, the little girl served as flower girl for...
View ArticlePennsylvania Coffee Shop Serves up Hope to Recovering Addicts
A coffee shop in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, is serving up hope to addicts, alongside sticky buns and other goodies. Hope & Coffee, located in Swatara Township, opened July 19, 2018. Its goal is to help...
View ArticleKroger to Ban Plastic Bags at All its Stores by 2025
Rodney McMullen, the CEO of Kroger, announced August 23 that the supermarket chain will phase-out plastic bags from all of its stores by 2025. Writing for USA Today, Mullen said: “The plastic shopping...
View ArticleAdidas Sold One Million Shoes Made from Ocean Plastic in 2017
German sportswear giant Adidas helped keep plastic out of the mouths of fish and off the world’s beaches in 2017 by selling 1 million shoes made from ocean plastic. [1] Last year, Adidas teamed up...
View Article1,200+ Breweries Make a Beer to Help Victims of Deadly CA ‘Camp Fire’
The Resilience Butte County Proud IPA campaign out of northern California is bringing together breweries from across the nation to brew 1 very special beer and donate 100% of the proceeds from the...
View ArticleSmile: Nurses Win the Lottery, Give Winnings to Co-Workers in Need
Like many workplaces, the nurses and staff of the neonatal intensive care unit at Mercy Children’s Hospital pool their money to enter the lottery. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn’t. When it...
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Grocery Store Clerk Donates Kidney to Favorite Customer
As most people who work in retail can tell you, there are good customers who make your day go by faster and bad customers who make you want to quit your job. And, usually, there are a few regulars who...
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Good News: U.S. Cancer Death Rates Hit 25-Year Low
The prospect of developing cancer is a terrifying one for everybody, but there is reason to feel a bit more encouraged. A recent report shows that U.S. cancer death rates have decreased constantly for...
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